It was a misty morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. At least 18 trains were cancelled and 28 delayed and three were rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India. “The sky will be partly cloudy during the day,” an […]
White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert has said that the US believes North Korea was behind the massive “WannaCry” cyberattack in May, the media reported. “After careful investigation, the US today publicly attributes the massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack to North Korea,” Bossert wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday. “The attack was widespread […]
A former Pentagon official who led a recently revealed government programme to research potential unidentified flying objects (UFO) said that he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth, the media reported. “My personal belief is that there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone,” Luis Elizondo told CNN on Monday […]
The Indian government requested Facebook for data 9,853 times in the first half of 2017 – up from 6,324 times in the first half of 2016 — Facebook’s latest ‘Government Requests Report’ revealed on Tuesday. Facebook restricted access to 1,228 pieces of content “in response to legal requests from law enforcement agencies and the India […]
Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight between the security forces and the militants in Kashmir’s Shopian district. The gunfight had started in Batmuran village of Shopian district on Monday evening when the troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police surrounded a house on a tip […]
No matter where you come from, the end of the year is a time for connecting and celebrating with family and friends, wherever they are. Telstra is making it easier and more affordable to connect with loved ones overseas, with unlimited standard international calls and text from Australia now included on the Go Mobile Plus […]
Film Victoria hosted its annual Screen Leader Awards last night with representatives from across Victoria’s screen sector gathering to honour four Victorian industry leaders on their outstanding achievements. Writer, Producer and Director Robert Connolly received the 2017 John Howie Award and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick Lange was awarded the 2017 […]
In a surprising development, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel were trailing on Monday as officials counted the votes polled in the Assembly elections. Both Rupani and Patel were at the second place in Rajkot West and Mehsana constituencies respectively. The December 9 and 14 contest was the first election […]
The Arab League (AL) announced on Sunday that it has formed a ministerial delegation tasked with responding to the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The delegation will respond on the diplomatic and media levels to “the dangerous US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” Xinhua quoted AL spokesman Mhamoud […]
Egypt’s Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said on Sunday that Egypt is preparing a UN resolution against the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Speaking during a parliament session, Abdel-Aal said Egypt has begun contacting all Arab leaders and a number of foreign officials for the resolution. Xinhua news agency reported. Abdel-Aal stressed that Jerusalem […]